Nico Lanconelli: Publications

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Journal Papers

Physical and psychophysical characterization of a novel clinical system for digital mammography, S. Rivetti, N. Lanconelli, M. Bertolini, G. Borasi, P. Golinelli, D. Acchiappati, E. Gallo, Med. Phys., Vol. 36, (2009) 5139-5148.
Optical physics of scintillation imagers by GEANT4 simulations, S. Lo Meo, G. Baldazzi, P. Bennati, D. Bollini, V. O. Cencelli, M. N. Cinti, G. Moschini, N. Lanconelli, F. L. Navarria, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, A. Perrotta, F. Vittorini, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 607, (2009) 259-260.
A dual-modality ultrasound-gamma system: Monte Carlo simulations of the scintillation imager, S. Lo Meo, N. Lanconelli, F.L. Navarria, A. Perrotta, G. Baldazzi, D. Bollini, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, M.N. Cinti, P. Bennati, G. Moschini, P. Boccaccio, V. Orsolini-Cencelli, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 607, (2009) 256-258.
Differences among Monte Carlo codes in the calculations of voxel S values for radionuclide targeted therapy and analysis of their impact on absorbed dose evaluations, M. Pacilio, N. Lanconelli, S. Lo Meo, M. Betti, L. Montani, L. A. Torres Aroche, and M. A. Coca Perez, Med. Phys., Vol. 36, (2009) 1543-1552.
Development of a Multi-Energy CT for Small Animals: Characterization of the Quasi-Monochromatic X-Ray Source, S. Masetti, M. Fiaschetti, A. Turco, L. Roma, P.L. Rossi, Mariselli, N. Lanconelli, G. Baldazzi, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 56, (2009) 29-35.
A PET Prototype for “In-Beam” Monitoring of Proton Therapy, S. Vecchio, F. Attanasi, N. Belcari, M. Camarda, G.A.P. Cirrone, G. Cuttone, F. Di Rosa, N. Lanconelli, S. Moehrs, V. Rosso, G. Russo, A. Del Guerra, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 56, (2009) 51-56.
Computer-aided mass detection in mammography: False positive reduction via gray-scale invariant ranklet texture features, M. Masotti, N. Lanconelli, R. Campanini, Med. Phys., Vol. 36, (2009) 311-316.
Preliminary results of an in-beam PET prototype for proton therapy, F. Attanasi, N. Belcari, M. Camarda, G.A.P. Cirrone, G. Cuttone, A. Del Guerra, F. Di Rosa, N. Lanconelli, V. Rosso, G. Russo, S. Vecchio, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 591, (2008) 296-299.
Experimental validation of the filtering approach for dose monitoring in proton therapy at low energy, F. Attanasi, N. Belcari, M. Camarda, A. Del Guerra, S. Moehrs, V. Rosso, S. Vecchio, N. Lanconelli, G.A.P. Cirrone, F. Di Rosa, G. Russo, Physica Medica, Vol. 581, (2008) 94-98.
Experimental study of beam hardening artefacts in photon counting breast computed tomography, M.G. Bisogni, A. Del Guerra, N. Lanconelli, A. Lauria, G. Mettivier, M.C. Montesi, D. Panetta, R. Pani, M.G. Quattrocchi, P. Randaccio, V. Rosso, P. Russo, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 581, (2007) 94-98.
A single photon emission computer tomograph for breast cancer imaging, S. Vecchio, N. Belcari, P. Bennati, M. Camarda, R. Campanini, M.N. Cinti, A. Del Guerra, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, R. Pani,, L. Spontoni, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 581, (2007) 84-87.
Monte Carlo optimization of an industrial tomography system, A. Berdondini, M. Bettuzzi, D. Bianconi, R. Brancaccio, F. Casali, S. Cornacchia, A. Flisch, J. Hofmann, N. Lanconelli, M.P. Morigi, A. Pasini, A. Rossi, C. Sauerwein, M. Simon, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 580, (2007) 771-773.
CsI(Tl) Micro-Pixel Scintillation Array for Ultra-high Resolution Gamma-ray Imaging, M.N. Cinti, R. Scafè, R. Pellegrini, C. Trotta, P. Bennati, S. Ridolfi, N. Lanconelli, L. Montani, F. Cusanno, F. Garibaldi, J. Telfer, R. Pani, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 54, (2007) 469-474.
Optical link based readout system for Medipix2 quad X-ray detector, V. Fanti, R. Marzeddu, P. Randaccio, A. Aloisio, A. Del Guerra, N. Lanconelli, G. Mettivier, M.C. Montesi, R. Pani, P. Russo, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 576, (2007) 137-141.
Comparison of different commercial FFDM units by means of physical characterization and contrast-detail analysis, S. Rivetti, N. Lanconelli, R. Campanini, M. Bertolini, G. Borasi, A. Nitrosi, C. Danielli, L. Angelini, S. Maggi, Med. Phys.,, Vol. 33, No 11 (November 2006) 4198-4209.
Principal component analysis of scintimammographic images, C. Bonifazzi, M.N. Cinti, G. De Vincentis, L. Finos, V. Muzzioli, M. Betti, N. Lanconelli, A. Tartari, R. Pani, Physica Medica, Vol. XXI, (2006) 91-93.
An Innovative CCD-Based High-Resolution CT System for Analysis of Trabecular Bone Tissue, F. Baruffaldi, M. Bettuzzi, D. Bianconi, R. Brancaccio, S. Cornacchia, N. Lanconelli, L. Mancini, M.P. Morigi, A. Pasini, E. Perilli, D. Romani, A. Rossi, F. Casali, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science,, Vol. 53, No 5 (October 2006) 2584-2590.
A ranklet-based CAD for digital mammography, E. Angelini, R. Campanini, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, M. Masotti, T. Petkov, M. Roffilli, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Vol. 4046, (2006) 340-346.
Testing the performances of different image representations for mass classification in digital mammograms, E. Angelini, R. Campanini, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, M. Masotti, M. Roffilli, International Journal of Modern Physics C ,, Vol. 17, No 1 (January 2006) 113-131.
A full Monte Carlo simulation of the YAP-PEM prototype for breast tumor detection, A. Motta, S. Righi, A. Del Guerra, N. Belcari, A. Vaiano, G. Di Domenico, G. Zavattini, R. Campanini, N. Lanconelli, A. Riccardi Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment,, Vol. 527, No 1-2 (July 2004) 201-205.
Custom Breast Phantom for an Accurate Tumor SNR Analysis, M.N. Cinti, R. Pani, F. Garibaldi, R. Pellegrini, M. Betti, N. Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, R. Campanini, G. Zavattini, G. DiDomenico, A. DelGuerra, N. Belcari, W. Bencivelli, A. Motta, A. Vaiano, I.N. Weinberg, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 51, No 1 (February 2004) 198-204.
A novel featureless approach to mass detection in digital mammograms based on support vector machines, R. Campanini, D. Dongiovanni, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, M. Masotti, G. Palermo, A. Riccardi, M. Roffilli, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 49, No 6 (March 2004) 961-976.
Tumor SNR Analysis in Scintimammography by Dedicated High Contrast Imager, M.N. Cinti, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, C. Bonifazzi, R. Scafe, G. De Vincentis, F. Garibaldi, F. Cusanno, R. Campanini, N. Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, A. Del Guerra, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 50, No 5 (October 2003) 1618-1623.
The role of compact PSPMT's for image quality enhancement in nuclear medicine, M.N. Cinti, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, F. Garibaldi, F. Cusanno, R. Campanini, N. Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, G. Zavattini, G. di Domenico, N. Belcari, W. Bencivelli, A. Motta, A. Vaiano, A. del Guerra, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 505, (2003) 599-603.
A dedicated system for breast cancer study with combined CT-SPECT modalities, A.Del Guerra, G.Di Domenico, A.Fantini, M.Gambaccini, L.Milano, N.Sabba, A.Taibi, A. Tartari, A.Tuffanelli, G.Zavattini, R.Pani, R.Pellegrini, A.Soluri, M.N.Cinti, A.Bevilacqua, D.Bollini, M.Gombia, N.Lanconelli, F.Arfelli, R.Longo, A.Olivo, S.Pani, P.Poropat, L.Rigon, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, 497(1), (January 2003) 129-134.

Factors affecting cancer detectability in 99Tc MIBI scintimammography, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, G. De Vincentis, M.N. Cinti, I.N. Weinberg, A. Soluri, A.M. Betti, F. Scopinaro, M. Marini, R. Massa, N. Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, F. Garibaldi, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 497, (2003) 90-97.

A Modular Description of the Geometry in Monte Carlo Modeling Studies for Nuclear Medicine, D.Bollini, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, M.Gombia, International Journal of Modern Physics C - Computing and Physics, Vol.13, No. 4 (May 2002) 465-476.

Combined CT-SPECT tomography for breast cancer study, M.Gambaccini, G.Di Domenico, A.Fantini, N.Sabba, A.Tartari, A.Taibi, A.Tuffanelli, G.Zavattini, C.Baraldi, E.Casnati, R.Pani, R.Pellegrini, A.Soluri, M.N.Cinti A.Bevilacqua, D.Bollini, M.Gombia, N.Lanconelli, S.Pani, A.Olivo, L.Rigon, F.Arfelli, R.Longo, P.Poropat, A.Del Guerra, Physica Medica, Vol. XVII (4), (October-December 2001) 249-252.

A Distributed Genetic Algorithm for parameters optimization to detect microcalcifications in digital mammograms, A.Bevilacqua, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, Lect. Notes. Comput. Sci., Vol. 2037 (2001), p.278-287.

An SVM classifier to separate false signals from microcalcifications in digital mammograms, A.Bazzani, A.Bevilacqua , D.Bollini, R.Brancaccio, R .Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, D.Romani, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 46 (6), (June 2001) 1651-1663. (Awarded as one of the best six articles of "Physics in Medicine and Biology" for the year 2001.)

Optimization of a detection method for microcalcifications in digital mammograms based on a distributed genetic algorithm on a cluster of workstation, A.Bevilacqua , R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, International Journal of Modern Physics C - Computing and Physics, Vol.12, No. 1 (January 2001) 55-70.

System for automatic detection of clustered microcalcifications in digital mammograms, A.Bazzani, A.Bevilacqua , D.Bollini, R.Brancaccio, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, D.Romani, International Journal of Modern Physics C - Computing and Physics, Vol.11, No. 5 (July 2000) 901-912.

A new approach to Positron Emission Tomography (PET) image reconstruction using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), A.Bevilacqua, D. Bollini, R. Campanini, N. Lanconelli, M. Galli, International Journal of Modern Physics C - Computing and Physics, Vol.9, No 1 (Feb 1998), 71-85.

Book chapters

Support Vector Machines in CAD Mammography, R. Campanini, N.Lanconelli, M. Roffilli, in "Recent Advances in Breast Imaging, Mammography, and Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer", SPIE press, ISBN 0819460818, 2006;

Genetic algorithms in CAD Mammography, R. Campanini, N.Lanconelli, in "Recent Advances in Breast Imaging, Mammography, and Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer", SPIE press, ISBN 0819460818, 2006;

The Current Status and Likely Future of Breast Imaging CAD Mammography, R. Campanini, N.Lanconelli, M. Roffilli, et al., in "Recent Advances in Breast Imaging, Mammography, and Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer", SPIE press, ISBN 0819460818, 2006.

Refereed Proceedings

Performance evaluation of a direct computed radiography system by means of physical characterization and contrast detail analysis, S. Rivetti, N. Lanconelli, M. Bertolini, G. Borasi, D. Acchiappati, A. Burani, Medical Imaging 2007: Physics of Medical Imaging. SPIE Medical Imaging 2007, Vol 6510,

Physical and psychophysical characterization of a GE senographe DS clinical system, N. Lanconelli, S. Rivetti, P. Golinelli, R. Sansone, M. Bertolini, G. Borasi, Medical Imaging 2007: Physics of Medical Imaging. SPIE Medical Imaging 2007, Vol 6510,

Comparison of human observers and CDCOM software reading for CDMAM images, N. Lanconelli, S. Rivetti, P. Golinelli, M. Serafini, M. Bertolini, G. Borasi, Medical Imaging 2007: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment. SPIE Medical Imaging 2007, Vol 6515,

Optimization of the Acquisition Parameters for a SPET System Dedicated to Breast Imaging, N. Lanconelli, R. Campanini, E. Iampieri, R. Pani, M. N. Cinti, P. Bennati, N. Belcari, M. Camarda, L. Spontoni, S. Vecchio, P. Randaccio, P. Russo, A. Del Guerra, IEEE NSS-MIC Conference Record 2006, ,

X-ray Computed Tomography of an ancient big globe, F. Casali, M. Bettuzzi, D. Bianconii, R. Brancaccio, S. Cornacchia, C. Cucchi, E. Di Nicola, A. Fabbri, N. Lanconelli, M. P. Morigi, A. Pasini, D. Romani, A. Rossi, Proceedings of SPIE Conference "Optical Methods for Arts and Archaeology", Vol. 5857,

Preliminary results of a featureless CAD system on FFDM images, R. Campanini, E. Angelini, D. Dongiovanni, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, C. Mair-Noack, M. Masotti, G. Palermo, M. Roffilli, G. Saguatti, O. Schiaratura, IWDM 2004 Proceedings (International Workshop on Digital Mammography),

A fast algorithm for intra-breast segmentation of digital mammograms for CAD systems, R. Campanini, E. Angelini, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, M. Masotti, M. Roffilli, O. Schiaratura, M. Zanoni, IWDM 2004 Proceedings (International Workshop on Digital Mammography),

Monte carlo study and experimental measurements of breast t umor detectability with the YAP-PEM prototype, A. Del Guerra, N. Belcari, W. Bencivelli, A. Motta, S. Righi, A. Vaiano, G. Di Domenico, E. Moretti, N. Sabba, G. Zavattini, R. Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, M.N. Cinti, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, IEEE NSS-MIC Conference Record 2002, p. 1887-1891,

A novel approach to mass detection in digital mammography based on Support Vector Machines (SVM) , R. Campanini, A. Bazzani, A. Bevilacqua, D. Bollini, D.N. Dongiovanni, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, M. Roffilli, R. Tazzoli, IWDM2002 Proc. p. 399-401, Bremen, Germany, June 22-25, 2002.

Characterization of an FFDM unit based on a-Se direct conversion detector , A. Albanese, A. Bevilacqua, R. Campanini, E. Iampieri, N. Lanconelli, M. Rossi, D. Romani, V. Salomoni, P. Vignoli, IWDM2002 Proc. p. 69-71, Bremen, Germany, June 22-25, 2002.

Tumor SNR analysis in Scintimammography by dedicated high contrast imager , M.N. Cinti, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, C. Bonifazzi, R. Scafe', G. De Vincentis, F. Garibaldi, F. Cusanno, R. Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, A. Del Guerra, IEEE NSS-MIC Conference Record 2001 p. 1318-1322

A modular description for collimator geometry in EGS simulation , A.Bevilacqua, D. Bollini, R. Campanini, M. Gombia, N. Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, IEEE NSS-MIC Conference Record 2001 p. 1303-1305.

Feasibility Study for SPECT Mammography Based on Compact Imagers Rotating around Breast Vertical Axis, R. Pani, A. Soluri, R. Scafè, R. Pellegrini, G. De Vincentis, F. Scopinaro, M. N. Cinti, L. Indovina, G. Trotta, M. Gambaccini, A. Fantini, A. Taibi, A. Olivo, S. Pani, L. Rigon, N. Lanconelli, D. Bollini, E. Cisbani, A. Del Guerra, IEEE NSS-MIC Conference Record 2000, p. 2634-2637.

Imaging evaluation of CsI(Tl) arrays for scintimammography, R. Pani, M. N. Cinti, R. Scafè, A. Soluri, R. Pellegrini, L. Indovina, G. De Vincentis, G. Trotta, N. Burgio, C. Ciavola, F. Garibaldi, G. M. Urciuoli, G. Zavattini, G. Di Domenico, N. Lanconelli, D. Bollini, A. Olivo, S. Pani, L. Rigon, A. Del Guerra,IEEE NSS-MIC Conference Record 2000, p. 2703-2706.

Detector module of a single photon compact ring tomograph for high resolution breast imaging, R. Pani, R. Pellegrini, A. Soluri, R. Scafè, G. De Vincentis, M. N. Cinti, L. Indovina, G. Trotta, N. Lanconelli, D. Bollini, Proceedings of World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Chicago, USA, July 23-28, 2000.

Automatic detection of clustered microcalcifications using a combined method with a Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier, A.Bazzani, A.Bevilacqua, D.Bollini, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, D.Romani, IWDM2000 Proc. , p. 161-167, Toronto, Canada, June 11- 14, 2000.

Automatic detection of clustered microcalcifications in digital mammograms using a SVM classifier, A.Bazzani, A.Bevilacqua D.Bollini, R.Brancaccio, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, D.Romani, G.Zamboni, ESANN '2000 (European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks), 8th, Proceedings, p.195-200, Bruges, Belgium, April 26-28, 2000.

Le nuove tecnologie. Mito e realtà: Computer Aided Diagnosis, U. Bottigli, P. Delogu, V.M. Marzulli, R. Palmiero, G. Cassandro, A.M. Guerrieri, V. Lattanzio, P. Monno, R. Campanini, N. Lanconelli, M. Bazzocchi, I. Facecchia, Atti del Convegno Nazionale di Senologia, Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica, p. 43-48, Bari, 27-29 ottobre 1999.

Books

Elementi di Fisica nelle Scienze Motorie M. Gombia, N. Lanconelli Giraldi Editore, 2003.

Workshops

Un nuovo approccio alla rivelazione di masse in mammografie digitali basato su Support Vector Machine A. Bazzani, A.Bevilacqua, D.Bollini, R.Campanini, D. Dongiovanni, E. Iampieri, N.Lanconelli, A. Riccardi, M. Roffilli, R. Tazzoli LXXXVIII Congresso Nazionale Societa' Italiana di Fisica, Alghero, Italy, September 26 - October 1, 2002.
Una descrizione modulare della geometria dei collimatori in simulazioni EGS4 per scintimammografia a singolo fotone (SPEM), A.Bevilacqua, D.Bollini, R.Campanini, M.Gombia, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, LXXXVII Congresso Nazionale Societa' Italiana di Fisica, Milan, Italy, September 24-29, 2001.
HSV image fusion techniques for MR maps in different fields of application, G.C. Borgia, V.Bortolotti, P.Fantazzini, M.Gombia, N.Lanconelli, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Summer Research Workshop (Sinergies in Geophysical - Medical and Space Imaging), Newport Beach (CA), USA, July 23-26, 2001.
Uso di un classificatore basato sulla Support Vector Machine (SVM) nella detection di microcalcificazioni in mammografie digitali, A.Bazzani, A.Bevilacqua, D.Bollini, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, D.Romani, LXXXVI Congresso Nazionale Societa' Italiana di Fisica, Palermo, Italy, October 6-11, 2000.
Software per il riconoscimento e la classificazione di lesioni in immagini mammografiche, A. Bazzani, A.Bevilacqua, R.Brancaccio, R. Campanini, E. Capannini, N. Lanconelli, D. Romani, presented at the LXXXV Congresso Nazionale Societa' Italiana di Fisica, Pavia, Italy, September 20-24, 1999.
Valutazione del porting di un algoritmo di analisi di immagini mediche su piattaforma PQE1, N. Lanconelli, A.Bevilacqua, presented at the Workshop on PQE2000: Applications and programming environment, Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, May 10-11, 1999.
Realizzazione di software per elaborazione ed analisi di immagini mammografiche, N. Lanconelli, presented at the Workshop "INFN-PQE2000", CNR research center for Parallel Computing and Supercomputing (CPS), "Federico II" University of Napoli , Napoli, Italy, March 22-23, 1999.